Ashley King

Ubisoft Loses Its Guitar-Teaching Video Game Patent Case — Judge Tosses the Claim

August 15, 2019

Photo Credit: Ubisoft A North Carolina judge has invalidated Ubisoft's patent claim on a video game, Rocksmith. The game teaches people how to play the guitar. This whole situation started when Ubisoft accus... Read More...

Apple In Discussions to Open Siri Access to Spotify in iOS 13

Ashley King

August 14, 2019

Photo Credit: iPhone Digital / CC by 3.0 Spotify may soon gain access to Siri as a looming anti-trust issue comes to a head. New capabilities introduced in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 will give third-party apps equ... Read More...

Warner Chappell Music and Round Hill Ink a Sub-Publishing ‘ROW’ Partnership

Ashley King

August 14, 2019

Warner Chappell Music has signed an exclusive sub-publishing agreement with Round Hill Music. The new global deal covers everything outside the US, Canada, the British Isles, and the Nordics. Of course, tho... Read More...

Spotify Pisses off Android Users by Removing the Homescreen Widget

Ashley King

August 13, 2019

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Photo Credit: Android Police Spotify has removed support for the playback widget on the Android home screen. The move has left several users scrambling to downgrade their app to get the widget back. Earlier ... Read More...

The Original Woodstock Field Is Under Restricted Access for the Festival’s 50th Anniversary

Ashley King

August 13, 2019

photo: Internet Guy (CC by ND 2.0) The site of the original Woodstock festival is being heavily restricted this weekend. Woodstock 50 may have flopped, but plenty of fans are planning on celebrating anyway. ... Read More...

Placido Domingo, Chairman of the IFPI, Denies Sexual Abuse Allegations from 9 Different Women

Ashley King

August 13, 2019

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Photo Credit: Klaus Dolle / CC by 4.0 At least nine different women have accused opera superstar and IFPI Chairman Placido Domingo of sexual assault. The IFPI has promised an investigation. Domingo is a pro... Read More...

Jack Black Join Forces With Jack White — Introducing ‘Jack Gray’

Ashley King

August 13, 2019

Photo Credit: Jack Black / Twitter Jack Black and Jack White have teamed up for a legendary collaboration. Black and his Tenacious D partner Kyle Gass recorded a new single with the White Stripes frontman. ... Read More...

Martin Guitars Joins D’Addario’s Growing String Recyling Program

Ashley King

August 12, 2019

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C.F. Martin & Co. has announced an official partnership with D'Addario's Playback string recycling program. D'Addario developed the program to give the public a way to recycle guitar and orchestral strin... Read More...

Lady Gaga Pledges to Raise Money for Schools in El Paso, Gilroy & Dayton

Ashley King

August 12, 2019

Photo Credit: Justin Higuchi / CC by 2.0 Lady Gaga has pledged to help fund 162 classrooms in American cities affected by recent mass shootings. The singer announced her donation in an emotional Facebook pos... Read More...

Cyndi Lauper Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Kinky Boots’

Ashley King

August 12, 2019

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Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 3.0 Cyndi Lauper has settled a copyright infringement suit filed by songwriter Benny Mardones. Mardones and writing partner Robert Tepper accused Lauper of lifting parts of ... Read More...

Imagine Dragons Propose an Anti-Gun Music Festival — Several Major Artists Already Signing On

Ashley King

August 9, 2019

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Photo Credit: Sven-Sebastian Sajak / CC by 3.0 Last night on Twitter, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds proposed an anti-gun violence festival. The idea seems to be gaining traction. In the tweet, Reyno... Read More...

Warner Chappell Music Inks a Stone Temple Pilots Worldwide Publishing Deal

Ashley King

August 9, 2019

Photo Credit: Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal to administer the Stone Temple Pilots catalog. The '90s rockers have sold more than 40 million reco... Read More...

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